I do not wear one but that is just me, never in the 27yrs as a diabetic have I needed any medical attention I could not assist myself with. That does not mean down the road that could not happen but I make sure my bs is in good control at all times.

i am a firm believer in them! i wear a necklace, not a bracelet. in my disaster preparedness classes i ask people to get one if they have ANY medical condition that might render them unconcious or unable to speak and teach my students to look for medic alerts when conducting a head-to-toe patient assesment. i have witnessed medics look for them, so i guess you can tell how i feel!
bob

I wear one from http://www.medicalert.org.uk/ while I have never had to have somebody identify me on the floor from it, I'd rather it was there in case they had to. Also enabled me to bring Lucozade into a concert in Spain last year and went hypo mid concert so it was a good thing

Yeah, me too. Other than talking about it way too much to friends and family (I'm working on that), I don't intend to even BE a diabetic as far as anyone I run into knows. I'll just be that person who eats really strangely and leaves a lot of "white stuff" on the plate.

What's the worst that could happen? If I'm unconscious or something they might put me on a glucose drip. It would sent my BG sky-high (especially after years of VLC), but I'd survive it and could tell them to take it out as soon as I wake up.

Right now, just about everyone in my life knows about it thanks to my big mouth, but no one NEEDS to know.

Originally Posted by Nicoletti

Since I don't take anything that could cause a low, I see no need to wear one.

What's the worst that could happen? If I'm unconscious or something they might put me on a glucose drip. It would sent my BG sky-high (especially after years of VLC), but I'd survive it and could tell them to take it out as soon as I wake up.

It doesn't matter what kind of medical ID you might have on, if you're unconscious, you can rest assured if paramedics get to you or you're taken to an ER, an IV will be started and there will be some glucose in it. It won't kill you and it probably won't raise blood sugar as high as you think it might. I've had plenty of IVs since being diabetic and I wouldn't give it a second thought.

The only thing I might need an ID for is that I have a mechanical heart valve. Since I don't have the traditional OHS "zipper" scar, the one I do have might look odd, but one listen to my heart and it will be obvious (they have a distinct sound) I have a mechanical valve and warfarin on board, so I don't really worry about that either.